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Blanc d'ébène

19910.0 / 1090 min

Drama

Overview

The year is 1943 and the place is Balandou, a small village in Guinea. The plot revolves around Adjutant Mariani, some kind of a misfit. Despised by his superiors, hated by his wife Marie-France, he represents colonial France while dreaming of Africa and its mysteries. When pro-independence Lanseye Kante, the new manager of the school, arrives in the village, turmoil arises.

Cast

Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu

L'adjudant-recruteur Mariani

Maka Kotto

Lanseye Kante

Marianne Basler

Marie-France Mariani

Mariam Kaba

Saly

Sam Amidou

Diamanati

Mahmoud Zemmouri

Rachid, le commerçant

Eric Averlant

Salim

Paul Le Person

Le commandant Dubois

Tom Novembre

Le capitaine Albert

Didier Flamand

Le lieutenant Joubert

Max Douchin

Le commandant Bouquet

Keita Alama

Djiba

François Berland

Le capitaine Joubert

Mamy Camara

L'albinos

Moussa Camara

Leyba

Amidou Cissoko

Un soldat

Lansanaba Condé

Nabé

Amadou Diakité

Sory

Sadou Diakité

Somah

Kalou Diallo

Un soldat

Cheik Doukouré

Le capitaine Traoré

Sabou Doumbouya

Sere

Djebil Fodé Doumbouya

Le clairon

Ibrahima Kalil Touré

Un soldat

Mamadou Kanté

Un soldat

Aboubacar Kolta

Le nain

Tady Kossoko

Mère Awa

Fanta Kouroama

Maimouna

Mamadi Kourouma

Moussa

Mohamed Kourouma

Amadou

Sandaly Kouyaté Balacala

Facely

Lanfia Kouyaté Sara

Famoro

Lamine Kouyaté

Sambou

Constance Lequesne

Mme Dubois

Nabé Mamadi

Le guichetier

Daniel Pourcel

Le père Lebreton

Théoplile Soulé Napo

Un soldat

Tiranka Traoré

La marchande

Crew

Cheik Doukouré

Director

Marc Beacco

Original Music Composer

Fabienne Katany

Costume Design

Odile Fourquin

Makeup Artist

Frédéric Brillion

Producer

Gilles Legrand

Producer

Patrick Blossier

Director of Photography

Cheik Doukouré

Writer

Yan Arlaud

Production Design

Fouzia Harleman

Hairstylist

Jeanne Delavison

Costume Design

Luc Barnier

Editor

Karen Barel

Costume Design